This process requires Admin access.
Staff can assign attendance flags to students when marking the roll. This is a great way of tracking more than just student absences! For instance, you might like to track those students who:
Arrived Late
Left Early
Had No Gear
Had a Poor Attitude
Top Tip: Attendance Flags can be shared or separated by Departments on Clipboard!
To create and customise Attendance Flags:
Go to Settings
Click Environment
Select Department
Click Attendance Tab
Under the Attendance Flags heading, click Create (on the right). Here you can also edit and delete existing Attendance Flags.
Fill in the Name and choose an Emoji for that Flag, then Save
Note: attendance flags DO NOT change the attendance status of a student. For example, if you have a flag for 'Sick' and use it on a student when marking the roll, it will not have any effect on whether that is an explained/unexplained absence.
Benefits of having Attendance Flags per Department:
Not all departments may use the same terminology or have flags applicable to other departments and will:
Allow for greater control for each Department
Reduce confusion and issues created by independent Departments sharing Attendance Flags (for example, Music Department implementing 'Charged' and 'Not Charged' Flags for tuition lessons)
For the Music Department: Check out this article to learn How to use Attendance Flags and Exports to determine Session costs for students.